Display device



Feb. 13, 1951 Filed Oct. 50 1948 J. R. POLLARD DISPLAY DEVICE 2Sheets-Sheet l ENTOR ATTORNEYS Feb. 13, 1951 J. R. POLLARD 2,541,281

DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Oct. 30 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORN EYS PatentedFeb. 13, 1951 DISPLAY DEVICE -John Richard Pollard, Amsterdam, N. Y.,assignor to. VMohawk Carpet Mills,...lnc.,. Amsterdam, N.. Y., aAcorporation of New York f-Applicationfoctober 30, 1948,YSeria1'Nc.I57,508

(Cl. 40-1Z6) 6 Claims. l

.This invention relates 4to display apparatus for use -inexhibitions-,show rooms,l etc., and; is concerned more particularlywithafncvel device `for nshowing the methods and Vlooms used in weaving',pile -fabricsf such as .carpets `of V-variouskinds Pile -fabricsemployed'as door coverings are .of

-4 various 4constructions.anfsiare-,woven :on looms of' different.kinds. --Whenwsuch .floor coverings are on exhibition before the generalpublic,ffew visitors are 'awa-re off-the; differencesdistinguishvingwthe:several-basic.types:of weave or under-,.standfthefreasonswhy one construction has advantages `=,over another.for specific purposes.

-While the distinctive features of the several con- ..structions .may-be Vreadily explained graphically, `it-.has'been found that. displaydevices, which :include characteristic.- portions of the respective.loomsand of the-fabrics made thereon, are more .effective in conveyinginformation thanthe :usual diagrams, brochures, etc.

The present' invention is, accordingly, directed ,to the provision ofnovel apparatus for displaying the methods and looms` used in theproduction .of pile fabric door coverings. The .new devices include thewarp threads present 4in the fabrics and also structures simulatingthose employedvon actual looms. -While the. devices -areof simpleconstruction, they Vdemonstrate differences .in

weaves and looms in a manner easilyunderstood and are a center `ofinterest, 'wherever .they are exhibited.

For a better .understanding .of the. invention, reference .maybemade ,totheaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is. a view in perspective v.of.one form cf the new device usedv for .displaying a-Wilton fabric .and.the loom used .foin weaving zit;

.. Fig., 2. is a view,.of.the.device of Fig. linside elevation; A

Fig.. 3. is asectional `view .ofLthe lin.-,...3.3.;cfv

Eis. 42;

. Eig. 4 is a view in perspective .of a form-'ofthe .device. .used lfor.displaying an .Axminster fabric `and. loom Eig;V 5. .is a. sideelevational view of the device of Fig. 4;

Fig.` 6 .isa sectional ViewV on .the .line 5-6 of Fig..4; and

HfFig. 7 gis `a .frcnt elevational view. .on an .en- .larged scale-of aportion of the device of Fig. e. The display device of-Fig.-laginclufdesY arbase lll `and apanel zI l -rising therefromythe baseand.panel being` made :of .any suitable building. ma-

.,terial. y A pair of side members :IZ-are. attached to, fthe;Ybase.;.and...thegfront faceaof.' the: panel kkand project.forwardly-.fromthe-panel .inspaced parallel relation. The `membersI2.simulate the sides of aloom and a .beam connectsthemembers neartheirv upper ends .adjacent theirfree edges. .An arbor .M is ymounted inopeningsin-members .l2.neartheir.1ower endsand a web `i5 of -Wilton-carpet is rolledV von..the..ar.bor and extends up- .fabric continuefrom the beam to thefaceof the panel. The warp threads Sdiverge .inlupper and lowersheets from .the beam to thefpanel, sothat they resemblea warp shedemployedin weaving, and the rear ends of the threads aresecured to the lpanel and may pass throughopenings in the panel and beaffixed to the rearV face thereof.

The upper' rearcornersof the members may be cut away to provide openingsAIl, through which extends a'guideway 'i8 attached to the side membersbelow the warp vthreads l t and projecting laterally a substantialdistance beyond them. The guideway simulates the raceway. for theshuttle of a loom and a bobbin-"I 9 filled w'ith'yarn may be placed -atone end 'of the raceway to suggest a shuttle. A pair of sticks Y20 areVattached tothe outer `faces of side'members AI2 on ears 2| and-extendupwardly throughv guide loops 22 attached to the members and throughopenings vatv the ends of the guideways. The sticks 2D resemble thepicker'sticks of a loom, and the loops 22 are similar to the Straps bywhich the picker sticks are operated on a real'loom. A reed 23 isattached tothe rear of the guideway and extends upwardly and rearwardlyto the front face of the paneL'the warp threads IS passing through thedents ofthe reed.

YIn patternedWilton fabrics, Vthe design in the pile surface is formedof colored pile warp yarns, which are raised over wires during theweaving operation by a Jacquard mechanism. The pile warps I6 are,accordingly ofY different colors and, in order "to suggest the beam,from which such 'warps are supplied during weaving, the area 24 of' thepanel above the `reed may carry vertical Vlines of' different colors tosimulate the appearance of such a beam and of the yarns'passingtherefrom to vthe reed.

The ydevice shown Vin Fig. 4is used to demonstrate anAXminster-fabricand loom and 'com- '.prises a .base 25, a -panel 2G risingtherefro'm,rand spaced side members 21 extending forwardly from the front face ofthe panel. The side members are connected by a beam 28 and an arbor 29is supported in the members and carries a roll of carpet 30. The carpetextends upwardly and over the beam and, beyond the beam, the weftthreads of the fabric are omitted and the warp threads 3l extend towardthe panel in divergent upper and lower sheets and are connected thereto.

In Axminster weaving, the pile is produced by dipping lengths of pileyarn between the stuffer and binder warps, binding in such pile yarns byweft shots, and then cutting the yarns to leave in the fabric pile tuftslooped about weft shots. The pile yarns are carried on spools, eachspool being used for forming a row of tufts, and each spool ispreliminarily wound with yarns of the colors required by the pattern inthe row of tufts, for which the spool is to be employed. Each spool iscarried in a tube frame having tubes, one for each yarn on the spool,and the yarns pass through individual tubes and project therefrom. Intheoperation of the loom, the tube frames mounted on a carrier are broughtsuccessively to the weaving station, at which place, the frame inposition is removed from the carrier, lowered to dip its tubes and yarnsbetween the warps. and, after the binding in and cutting of the yarns,is restored to the carrier.

The device shown in Fig. 4 includes a tube frame 32 similar to those inactual use and mounted in ears 33 attached to the front face of thepanel above the upper sheet of warp threads 3|. The frame carries aspool 34 wound with yarns of different colors and has a row of tubes 35,through which the individual yarns pass. The yarns extending out of thetubes are led down between the warp threads 3l and their lower ends aresecured to a cross-bar 36 extending between the side members 21. In anAxminster loom, the weft threads are inserted by a needle, instead of bya shuttle. Accordingly, the device .of Fig. 4 does not include aguideway or sticks similar to sticks 2|), and a needle or any simulationthereof is omitted because of the length of such a needle.

In both of the display devices shown, the panel rises a considerabledistance above the base and the upper portion thereof provides spaces onwhich illustrations 31, samples of fabrics, advertising material, etc.may be placed.

VI claim:

1. A display device, which comprises a base, a

' panel rising from the base, a pair of side members attached to thebase and extending forwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation,a beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, an arborextending between the side members near the lower ends thereof andadapted to support a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extendingupwardly to and rearwardly over the beam, and warp threads only of thecarpet extending rearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergentsheets with the rear ends of said threads attached to the panel.

2. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from thebase, a pair of side members attached to the base and extendingforwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extendingbetween the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extendingbetween the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted tosupport a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extending upwardly toand rearwardly over the beam, warp threads only of the carpet extendingrearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergent sheets with the rearends of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attached tothe outer faces of the respective side members near the lower endsthereof and extending upwardly, and a guideway connecting the sticks andlying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads.

3. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from thebase, a pair of side members attached to the base and extendingforwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extendingbetween the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extendingbetween the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted tosupport a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extending upwardly toand rearwardly over the beam, warp threads only of the carpet extendingrearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergent sheets with the rearends of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attached tothe outer faces of the respective side members near the lower endsthereof and extending upwardly, and a guideway connecting the sticks andlying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads, theguideway having openings at its ends through which the sticks extend.

4. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from thebase, a pair of side members attached to the base and extendingforwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extendingbetween the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extendingbetween the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted tosupport a web of carpet rolled on the arbor and extending upwardly toand rearwardly over the beam, Warp threads only of the carpet extendingrearwardly from the beam to the panel in divergent sheets with the rearends 4of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attachedto the outer faces of the respective'side members near the lower endsthereof and extending upwardly, a guideway connecting the sticks andlying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads, and a reedextending upwardly from the guideway and meeting the panel above theupper sheet of warp threads, the threads passing through the dents ofthe reed.

5. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from thebase, a pair of side members attached to the base and extendingforwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation, a beam extendingbetween the side members near the top thereof, an arbor extendingbetween the side members near the lower ends thereof and adapted tosupport a web of carpet rolled 0n the arbor and extending upwardly toand rearwardly over the beam, warp threads only of the carpet extendingrearwardly from the beam t0 the panel in divergent sheets with the rearends of said threads attached to the panel, a pair of sticks attached tothe outer faces of the respective side members near the lower endsthereof and extending upwardly, a guideway connecting the sticks andlying adjacent to and below the lower sheet of warp threads, theguideway having a longitudinal channel in its upper face, and a yarnbobbin in the guideway.

6. A display device, which comprises a base, a panel rising from thebase, a pair of side members attached to the base and extendingforwardly from the panel in spaced parallel relation,

a, beam extending between the side members near the top thereof, anarbor extending between the the lower ends of the yarns being secured tothe cross-bar.

JOHN RICHARD POLLARD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the flle ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS mounted on the panel above the upper sheet of 1pNumber Name Date warp threads, a spool wound with yarns mounted '7,378Garretson May 21, 1850 in the frame, the ends of said yarns extending9,388 Mendenhall Nov. 9, 1852 through the tubes on said frame anddownwardly 537,045 Kynett Apr. 9, 1895 between the warp threads, and across-bar car- 606,610 Wells June 28, 1898 ried by the side membersbelow the warp threads, 15

